> e.g. In Windows command shell, at the C:\> prompt type:
>> ping somedomain.com
I use:
tracert somedomain.com
which generally gives more complete results and by examining the various
hops along the way, I am generally able to see precisely how long the
translatlantic hop is.
> My other server in the US pings at 167ms, which gives you an idea of the
> difference the transatlantic hops make. You wouldn't want to play Quake
> off it, for example.
I also see under 20ms for a local Israeli site and over 160ms for
yahoo.com, which clearly appears to be physically located in the USA. At
5:30 AM EST, however, I generally get better results connecting to the
US than I do once everybody wakes up over there. :)
Hershel,
Tsfat, Israel